CHAT - Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory

The CHAT conference group was established in February 2003 to provide opportunities for dialogue to develop among researchers in the fields of later historical archaeology and the archaeology of the contemporary world. The group is based in Britain, but encourages international perspectives. It is grounded in archaeology, but promotes interdisciplinary dialogue. Since its establishment, the group has held annual meetings in November:

Forthcoming Meetings

CHAT 2007 will be hosted by Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield (ARCUS), 23-25 November 2007 (convened by James Symonds) - [website] and [call for papers (pdf)]]

Past Meetings

	CHAT 2006 was held at Bristol University, 10-12 November 2006 (convened by the CHAT 2006 organising committee: Dan Hicks, Angela Piccini, Laura McAtackney, John Schofield, Christine Finn, Cassie Newland and Lisa Hill) - [further details]
	CHAT 2005 was held at University College, Dublin, 18-20 November 2005 (convened by Dr Tadhg O'Keeffe) [further details].
	CHAT 2004 was held at the University of Leicester, 19-21 November 2004 (convened by Dr Sarah Tarlow and Professor Marilyn Palmer): [CHAT 2004 programme (pdf)] [CHAT 2004 abstracts (pdf)].
	CHAT 2003 was held at Bristol University, 21-23 November 2003 (convened by Dr Dan Hicks and Dr Angela Piccini) [further details (archived at archive.org)]

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CHAT Standing Committee Members
Professor David Austin (Department of Archaeology, University of Lampeter, Wales)
Professor Mary Beaudry (Department of Archaeology, University of Boston, USA)
Dr Eleanor Casella (School of Art History and Archaeology, University of Manchester)
Dr Dan Hicks (Department of Archaeology, University of Bristol)
Professor Matthew Johnson (Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton)
Dr Sarah May (English Heritage)
Dr Tadhg O'Keeffe (Department of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Ireland)
Dr Angela Piccini (Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television, University of Bristol)
Dr Sarah Tarlow (Department of Archaeology, University of Leicester)